flying

fly-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Moving through the air with wings or other means.

  2. 2.

    Relating to or used for flight or aviation.

  3. 3.

    Brief or hasty.

  4. 4.

    (as noun) The activity of traveling by aircraft or operating aircraft.

  5. 5.

    (as present participle) Currently traveling through the air.

Phrases & expressions

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    flying colors — great success (pass with flying colors)
  • •
    flying start — a fast, successful beginning
  • •
    flying visit — a very short visit
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    flying saucer — a disk-shaped UFO

Related words

Antonyms: earthbound, grounded, stationary
See also: flight, flown, fly
Synonyms: airborne, gliding, soaring

Etymology

From Old English fleogan ("to fly") + -ing (present participle suffix).